ispeakjive
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Do you have to play non stop year round to be a great ball player?
It is not necessarily about playing all year, but playing against good players and teams in the summer, etc. There are a lot of great players that do not play all year or on good select teams, but the ones that do are pretty prepared during the HS season. -
And he might just want to take off next year to be able to watch his son play. If that is the case then I say good for him.
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It is getting tougher for our area teams to beat teams from the Houston area. That area is a hot bed of select baseball, even into high school. Here, you may have 5-6 kids that really play summer ball where as I feel confident that most kids on high school rosters in the GHA play year round against very good competition. That is not to say our area does not have talent, but they definitely have more players over there playing throughout the year.
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Has any team ever finished 0-11 before?
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Kinda makes you wonder if the staff knew they didnt have the hosses on D, and knew they would have to score a bunch? My point being, Seay could play many positions.......Seems he was suited best at QB.
I think they knew exactly what they had and didn't have. This may not be one of Neumann's best teams of the last few years, but I think this was definitely one of his best coaching jobs. -
If they plan on running this same offense next year, I would think Mayfield might be best suited to play QB. IMHO.
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I don't see Faircloth being back next year unless they can go three or four rounds deep in the playoffs this season.
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I'm glad to see PNG back, Mid County Madness last year was like a morgue. This game will be back to normal this year. Good luck and stay healthy.
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Agreed. It's much more fun when both teams are competitive and have something to play for. I think PNG will surprise some people this year. The next two years after that that are going to be very good. -
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What's amazing to me is that PNG fans are so blind to how bad of fans they are. All I ever hear about is pride and tradition but as soon as things go bad like last year it looks like the trail of tears at half time. As far as tradition goes I really don't get it. Y'all change coaches, uniforms and especially helmet stickers as much as a girl on the rag. PNG has pride when things are good and tradition doesn't exist so with that said they aren't gonna make the playoffs and their AD will have a new name next year
[/quote] take it from a former bulldog grad, until you are part of it you don't understand. It is bigger than a football team, it is taking pride and ownership of your community. Don't know where you are from but why the hell does pride honor tradition bother you so bad. Get over it and get a little pride in whatever community you are part of.
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I think what bothers people is that some PNG fans believe that they have the market cornered on honor, pride and tradition. I'm a lifelong Bulldog and even I have a great deal of respect for PNG, but there is certainly an elitist attitude about the fandom over there at times. Over the past 15 plus years Nederland has had the same coach, uniforms, traditions and better winning percentage. The difference is that it isn't shoved in everyone's face like it is by our Mid County neighbors. Y'all are no different than any other community when the program struggles, as evidenced by last year. With that said, if / when there is a drop off in Nederland's program I fully expect the fans here to get restless as well. -
Wow - I thought I had seen it all. Pee wee football point spreads. Just, wow.
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No one is going to win anything this weekend. It's a scrimmage and they're called that for a reason. To loosely quote Allen Iverson, "Man, we're talking about practice."
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[quote name="Honest Abe" post="1422935" timestamp="1376057508"]
[quote author=JRidge link=topic=113177.msg1422924#msg1422924 date=1376056598]
Reliable sources says Toe-Toe will be a Jag this season! Good for Central's playoff run! They should be very good again this year! Ozen should also be very good and balanced with good ball handlers, shooters and deapth on the blocks! It's funny how now-a-days there would be a conversation of whether these schools could beat Nederland for a District Title? They have some good players and a good head Coach but has Central & Ozen kids/coaches fallin' off that much? When I played it was an automatic 20 to 30 point victory because we played hard, smart, did what we were told to do and simply refused to loose! Oh, I get it the rolls have reversed, it's not all about atheleticism because Central & Ozen definetly have that! Seriosly though, if these players mindset and work-ethic change the only conversation for 20-4a District would be who will be the 3rd & 4th playoff teams after Central & Ozen! Jumping doesn't assure rebounds as much as blocking-out!
[/quote]If Toe-Toe stays, I predict that Central will run the table in district. If not, it's anybody's crown to win.
Don't want it give ALL of the credit to Coach English, BUT he did the same thing in Vidor that he has done here in Nederland. Vidor never had a winning record before E arrived, and I don't believe they've had one since he left. Nederland's Bball program use to last 4-5 months. Now it's a 12 month program. The kids are motivated by him to practice/play year round. I don't think the kids are THAT much different/better/more talented than they use to be. They just believe they can win through his guidance, motivation, coaching, and leadership. Another strong class of kids (Sophomore group) will hopefully continue that competitiveness. They have the ability, but I'm not sure if they have the focus or drive, YET! It's too early to tell.
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I'm not sure that I really understand your focus and drive comment. The core of that group has played together almost year round for at least the past three to four years. To call them gym rats would be an understatement. Most of them don't even play other sports. Plus this is the same group that routinely played and beat quality JV teams last season as freshmen. Question their experience on varsity all you want, but I think it's misplaced to question their focus and drive. And no, I do not have a kid in the program - I just don't understand your analysis.
And I would give all of the credit for the current state of the program to Coach English. The kids can take credit for their individual play, but Brian English is that program. Ned basketball was an afterthought before he arrived. He has cultivated and grown the talent base. If / when he leaves it will likely wither to next to nothing again, just like Vidor did. -
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[quote author=dogbite link=topic=113255.msg1423031#msg1423031 date=1376070086]
Practice started this past Monday like most other schools that [b]didn't do spring training.[/b] Mayfield did standout! Along with a handful of others
[/quote]...what about a Spring game?
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You mean the touch football game the day before school got out? I don't know about what kind of football they play at Central, but I don't think anyone from Nederland would call that a real football game. Let it go. -
[quote name="BMTSoulja1" post="1421138" timestamp="1375584525"]
I look forward to seeing the Nederland Bulldogs start two a days not THIS Monday but NEXT Monday...
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You've now moved from moderately funny about this to delusional. What part of no after school practices and no contact / pads can't you understand? The 'Spring Game' you have harped on for months now was a glorified touch game in the athletic period. No pads, no contact, no referees. And most importantly - no UIL violations. The same can't be said for Central over the summer. -
Just cosmetic changes. Why do any kind of realignment if it isn't going to change the competitive balance between big and small schools in 4A and 5A? Making what would now be a 6A with the biggest of the big schools would really balance out both 4A and 5A.
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If he was freshman QB last season then he is a heck of an athlete and player.
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Ok - the article seemed to imply he didn't play at all.
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Why didn't he play football last year? Not trying to stir the pot - just curious based on the article.
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Speed, size or whatever - that kid should not have had to walk on anywhere. I can't believe someone did not offer him a scholarship. Best of luck to him.
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http://www.lamarcardinals.com/sports/m-basebl/mtt/lama-m-basebl-mtt.html (Lamar)
http://www.texassports.com/sports/m-basebl/mtt/tex-m-basebl-mtt.html (Texas)
http://www.aggieathletics.com/SportSelect.dbml?DB_LANG=C&DB_OEM_ID=27300&SPID=93243&SPSID=632713& (Texas A & M)
http://www.goheels.com/SportSelect.dbml?SITE=UNC&DB_OEM_ID=3350&SPID=12960&SPSID=668154 (North Carolina)
Like I said, 30-40 on the roster, including red shirts, walk-ons, etc. In most cases 20-30 of those will be on scholarship and dividing 11.7 scholarships per team. I could go on and beat ther proverbial dead horse, if you would like. Me thinks your reading comprehension and research skills need a little polishing, sir. -
I consider myself more of a baseball guy and even I think this is a ridiculous post. If you don't think baseball is or can be year-round, you are mistaken. The only thing that keeps baseball from being played year-round is the weather.
Finally, if the reason to support your kids in playing sports is for scholarship opportunities or to have their college education paid for, save your money on any year-round sports and set up a college fund. Do the math, a college basketball team may have 15 players and a college baseball team may have around 30 to 40. Both of those sports have about 12 scholarships per team to distribute. In the case of baseball, those 12 scholarships are often divided between 20-30 players. Factor in the odds of getting a scholarship to play sports with distribution and your logic completely falls apart. -
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Silsbee coach may have a new job next year. ;)
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Touchy, touchy. I wish Silsbee nothing but the best this week. It'd be great to see an area team win it all. From what I know, they have good talent and good support in Hardin County.
As I put, it was just speculation. If you don't think that most of the top-flight coaches in this area will at least mull over applying for the PNG job, you are wrong. Silsbee's coach is a hometown boy and maybe he won't, but I'd be shocked if PNG didn't at least make a phone call to him to gauge his interest or vice versa.
Not happening.
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I wouldn't be so sure. That is a very attractive job. There is pretty good talent coming back with this year's junior class and this year's freshman group is loaded. A perennial winner with several good classes waiting in the wings. I think a lot of very good coaches will be circling this job, [b]including Silsbee's.[/b]
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Of course you have the right to think and say anything you want. Normally, a poster on this site at least DOES THINK
before he blows it out of his biggest bodily orifice. Apparently not so in your case. ::) 8)
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Do you Crosby people have a drinking game going on trying to see if you can make every thread about Crosby no matter how unrelated it may be? Enjoy the playoffs and try a little humility. You look like a bunch of jacka*##& when you try to interject the greatness of Crosby High School athletics into every topic of every sport on this website.